Bothers in Re-tail

[Aquadirt]

I... didn't expect this thread to do anything more than be a medium for my venting. In fact, I forgot about it. O-O
Glad it turned into something possibly beneficial! lol

 

[catman_]

Is it ok to butt in into a thread and tell someone they're being scammed for something that costs much less than what they're asking for or? Don't want to seem like a jerk.

 

[TeddysMama711]

Is it ok to butt in into a thread and tell someone they're being scammed for something that costs much less than what they're asking for or? Don't want to seem like a jerk.

I usually go in and tell the person, I'll say something like "just so you know those items usually go for 100k so you probably won't get many people willing to pay 600k" etc. I don't say it in a rude way. Many people still seem to get mad though, or have an attitude and yell at me, but honestly its not right if they are trying to make someone pay 500k+ more than what its worth.. If you think someones being scammed and don't want to sound rude on the thread, you could always pm the buyer and let them know so they don't overpay.

 

[catman_]

I usually go in and tell the person, I'll say something like "just so you know those items usually go for 100k so you probably won't get many people willing to pay 600k" etc. I don't say it in a rude way. Many people still seem to get mad though, or have an attitude and yell at me, but honestly its not right if they are trying to make someone pay 500k+ more than what its worth.. If you think someones being scammed and don't want to sound rude on the thread, you could always pm the buyer and let them know so they don't overpay.

Thank you my fellow waiting for 400-something turnip price thread friend.

 

[TeddysMama711]

Thank you my fellow waiting for 400-something turnip price thread friend.

did you ever get in??! If not I feel terrible, regardless the next time my retail has high turnip prices you will be the first one I let know about it!! Lol

 

[catman_]

did you ever get in??! If not I feel terrible, regardless the next time my retail has high turnip prices you will be the first one I let know about it!! Lol

Don't worry about it, it's fine. xD I don't need bells anymore to be honest. But lets stay on topic at town hall board. :x

 

[catman_]

I went to buy golden tools from a user and they had at least 15 royal crowns on the ground, and they didn't even charge me and kicked me out (still saved).. I'm assuming she's a duper?

 

[Beanie]

I don't like it when people over price things. I understand it when it's things like Gracie Grace where it's seasonal, but people just charge waaaaay too much. Hairbow wigs, for instance. I know Gracie charges a lot for her stuff and people want to turn a profit, but from what I've seen, Gracie doesn't sell clothes over 20k (idk I might be wrong). I don't want to waste 500k on something I can buy later.

I also don't like how foreign DLC's are millions and millions of bells ;w;
Guys, if you're that desperate for bells, you can make about 400k per island trip (if you go for big beetles and sharks).

I find the impact of trying to deflate is hopeless. I tried to give away hair bow wigs in hopes of people not selling or buying for 500k all the time. I had them in my shops for 250k but people don't bother to check I guess *shrug* I kinda gave up and stopped selling anything all together :/ This is kind of the reason why I stepped from sales and into trades.

 

[Zanessa]

I feel like selling exclusive DLC over 100K is ridiculous. T________T

 

[TeddysMama711]

Another thing that gets on my nerves is when people charge insane amounts for fruit. Anyone can go get fruit from the island or a friends town....I have more fruit than any one person would ever need, so when I see threads with people saying things like "I can give you 2 apples for 20k" I'll just be like I got you for free lol it grows back its not like its a one time thing that you'll never get back

 

[LVXIII]

Ok, selling gifts for a huge profit is rude but if people would stop paying these ridiculous prices and just have a little patience, the problem would solve itself.

Personally, I will not pay more than double retail on principal. Which is why I won't sell it for more than that, as I despise hypocrisy.

Seriously, people have debates in Re-Tail? Even I know that's not the place for such things.

Thanks for the tip on Rares, I'll be sure to include where the item is from in my Shop when it goes up.

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Another thing that gets on my nerves is when people charge insane amounts for fruit. Anyone can go get fruit from the island or a friends town....I have more fruit than any one person would ever need, so when I see threads with people saying things like "I can give you 2 apples for 20k" I'll just be like I got you for free lol it grows back its not like its a one time thing that you'll never get back

I'm playing on selling Baskets of 9 Fruits for 5k. Perhaps I'm being generous....but I thought that was a reasonable price with a little profit for me.

 

[TeddysMama711]

I'm playing on selling Baskets of 9 Fruits for 5k. Perhaps I'm being generous....but I thought that was a reasonable price with a little profit for me.

5k isn't so bad, but I personally still wouldn't charge anything for them. Its not like I had to earn them or anything, they can be easily obtained (some people are just lazy and don't want to go to the island, or new and don't have island yet) and they aren't rare items so I don't see the point of charging lol.

 

[ChibiSylph]

I HATE when ppl charge so much for sets, if ppl would be patient and just watch the shops then they could get the set for less then 100k depending on the set. Yes, it's fine to charge lots for the Campus Set but that isn't an excuse for the other orderable sets. That and fireworks, yes Japan I don't think can get them but they still shouldn't be sold for so much for the other ppl that can get them by TT. If ppl were patient and didn't fuel these ppl that sell this items for bad prices then everything would be so much cheaper.

 

[Jinglefruit]

I can't believe even with the advent of duping the prices have stayed so high. D:

The only thing I've really sold has been shaved-ice lamps, I got about 30 of them, gave them for free to people I played with regularly who couldn't get themselves and sold a load for 150-200k each, just making it known to desperate people who were offering millions. I wasn't trying to undermine the prices, I just reasoned it took me 8-10 minutes to get 1 lamp and I had to sit in a cafe to do this, and that in the time it took me to do that I could have earnt ~150k from the island catching bugs. I still have a handful of the lamps spare, but I stopped trading with strangers when the duping started, and I'd rather save them incase more unorderable DLC comes out.


Any other items / cataloguing I just give away for free if people want them. A whole set cost about 30k generally, which I can get back by walking along my beach and back the next evening. People seem to forget that yes a lot of the trading going on here is ridiculously priced, but bells are easier to come by than ever (espesh finding towns with high turnip prices), so it's not like the prices are impossible to pay.

 

[Zanessa]

Omg, I hate it when it's 600K to catalogue things. Really stupid, honestly.. I'm not stealing it for goodness sake..

 

[superheroantics]

I only charge 50k to catalog full sets, but reading through this thread is starting to make me think that's a little high. I mean, most sets are 30-40k in total. I haven't seen the ridiculous prices you guys are talking about, but if it's any higher than 50k it's just too much.

 

[BellGreen]

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This is messed up. Prices don't have to be like 600k and up. Honestly I feel like they should be lower than 200k. You can already buy the real thing at Nook's for under 600k. I've seen many shops sell things like flowers for 100k each. Maybe if someone were to create a shop that had prices just like Nook's, maybe that store could thrive a lot.​

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[Farobi]

Maybe if someone were to create a shop that had prices just like Nook's, maybe that store could thrive a lot.

The problem on this is that the majority of people would want to make a noticeable profit on their items for sale. A shop that "Thrives a lot" doesn't necessarily mean that it can gain a huge profit. The hassle of ordering is also taken into for the shop owner. And I see no problem when someone sells noticeably overpriced items with people actually buying from them. As long as the buyer is happy, then we shouldn't really complain about the whole idea of it.

regarding the 600k to catalogue wtf is that

 

[BellGreen]

The problem on this is that the majority of people would want to make a noticeable profit on their items for sale. A shop that "Thrives a lot" doesn't necessarily mean that it can gain a huge profit. The hassle of ordering is also taken into for the shop owner. And I see no problem when someone sells noticeably overpriced items with people actually buying from them. As long as the buyer is happy, then we shouldn't really complain about the whole idea of it.

regarding the 600k to catalogue wtf is that

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But how much buyers are out there to be happy? I know there are a lot of Re-Tailers but I just don't like the high prices. IMO though. I also know that the seller has to go through all the trouble of getting the items but as long as people are patient, they can easily get them for a smaller price. Again, just IMO.​

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[TeddysMama711]

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But how much buyers are out there to be happy? I know there are a lot of Re-Tailers but I just don't like the high prices. IMO though. I also know that the seller has to go through all the trouble of getting the items but as long as people are patient, they can easily get them for a smaller price. Again, just IMO.​

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This...the reason why people buy things for incredibly high prices is because they are usually too impatient to shop around and or/find it in game themselves....so they will run to the first person they see who's selling it and that usually happens to be someone who's selling for 600k+